Browsing Tag: malware

[img_assist|nid=2547|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=100|height=100]In an advisory sent Wednesday afternoon, Juniper said a
variety of devices could be forced to reboot by sending them internet
packets with maliciously formed TCP options. Read the full article. [The Register]

[img_assist|nid=2531|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=100]Banks, military contractors and software companies, along with federal
agencies, are looking for “cyber ninjas” to fend off a sophisticated
array of hackers, from criminals stealing credit card numbers to
potential military adversaries. Read the full article. [NY Times]

[img_assist|nid=2521|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=100]The security researcher who created the MySpace XSS worm in 2005 has developed a technique that enables an attacker to accurately locate a Web user with GPS coordinates, without using IP-based geolocation.

The American Bankers Association and the FBI are advising small and
midsize businesses that conduct financial transactions over the
Internet to dedicate a separate PC used exclusively for online banking as they ahve become targets of banking malware. Read the full article. [The Last Watchdog]

[img_assist|nid=2423|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=100|height=100]Microsoft is investigating reports of a new zero-day vulnerability in its IIS Web server software, and says that the flaw is a problem mainly on servers that are poorly configured.

[img_assist|nid=2415|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=120|height=76]Even the latest images in Google’s reCAPTCHA can be cracked with sufficient reliability to allow protective services to be exploited. Read the full article. [The H Security]

[img_assist|nid=2408|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=100]Cybercrime affiliates of unlicensed pharmaceutical websites have begun
moving on from attacks purely designed to poison Google search engine
results, and are now targeting Microsoft’s web properties. Read the full article. [The Register]

[img_assist|nid=2402|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=100]By Dmitry BestuzhevThe day before yesterday, we saw reports about how search engine queries for “Brittany Murphy” returned sites containing links to malware. So it’s the usual situation, with the bad guys exploiting the death of a famous person, just like they did with Michael Jackson.

[img_assist|nid=2396|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=100]A new clickjacking attack has targeted Facebook users with photos and images posted in the comments section. Read the full article. [Help Net Security]

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